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Eurozone lockdown live: The risk of an asymmetric recovery
Judging from mobility data, the lockdown measures in the eurozone seem to have different impacts across the countries. With some countries easing the lockdown measures, while others remain locked down for longer, the risk of an asymmetric recovery has increased
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OECD: Tracking and tracing COVID: Protecting privacy and data while using apps and biometrics
As COVID-19 continues to take human lives and jolt the global economy, governments are urgently seeking innovative new tools to inform policy and tackle the crisis.
Coronavirus: Impact of operational restrictions on commercial and residential leases in the Czech Republic
Due to Coronavirus (SARS CoV-2), the operation of retail shopping facilities in the Czech Republic is affected by operational restrictions imposed by the public authorities from 12 March 2020 to protect public health and safety. The Czech Government also introduced bills which prohibit the termination of leases due to non-payment of the rent, provided it is caused by restrictions imposed by the public authorities in relation to the pandemic.
Coronavirus - Czech loan moratorium: its true impact in the field of large corporate financing
On 7 April 2020, the lower house of the Czech Parliament, the House of Deputies (in Czech Poslanecká sněmovna České republiky), approved a draft bill on certain measures regarding loan repayments in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic (in Czech návrh zákona o některých opatřeních v oblasti splácení úvěrů v souvislosti s pandemií Covid-19) (document no. 813) by decree no. 1024. The revised draft bill, under Senate document no. 229, will be discussed in the upper house of the Czech Parliament, the Senate, in the near future, and subsequently presented to the President for his signature, sealing the legislative procedure. As such, the new rules could become effective by their publishing in the Collection of Laws this post-Easter week by the middle of this week.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization
Advocacy Priorities for 2023
Technology, People, Infrastructure
Actions Recommended in Areas:
1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.
2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).
3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.
4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.
5. Immigration of STEM Talents.
6. Digitization of Immigration.
7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.
8. Digitization of Land Use.
9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
